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ERTH 4707 [0.5 credit] Engineering Seismology


Seismological topics with engineering applications. Characterization of seismicity and seismic sources (areas and faults). Seismic hazard analysis. Empirical and theoretical modeling of strong ground motion in time and frequency domains.
Prerequisite(s): (MATH 1004 or MATH 1007), (MATH 1104 or MATH 1107), STAT 2507 and ERTH 3405 or permission of the department.
Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as ERTH 5707, for which additional credit is precluded.
Lectures three hours a week.